Just yesterday many people were thanking Thai EOD, and then we have these latest attacks reminding us of the importance.

Side note: many people are blaming CIA as if they are involved in this. There is no evidence of CIA involvement. These are fantasies. Many people probably do not realize that the United States has helped Thailand with bomb dogs. Some of these dogs actually are from America, trained in American dog school to help Thailand fight this problem.

That's right -- the dog in this picture might have an American passport. (Well, they probably did not give the dog a real passport.) I can ask my EOD friends if this dog is American.

We also have a bomb problem in America, so the dogs are very important.

I only know this about the dogs because one day I visited the bomb dogs in Bangkok at the police station. The police take very good care of the dogs.

EDIT: An EOD person just told me that this is a BATF program. So they fly the Thai dog-handlers to the school in Virginia (USA) and they go through training with the dog and have time to bond. An American veterinarian flies to Thailand twice per year to check on the dogs.

So this dog in the picture might actually be American! (Maybe it understands English and Thai.)